Macon-Bibb & UGA SBDC Offer Contractor Academy

 

By C. Henry Adams

'SBDC' is an acronym that means ' Small Business Development Center '.

' UGA ' in the State of Georgia is another acronym that stands for the 'University of Georgia'.

When you place these two acronyms with the City-County Government of Macon-Bibb, well, that is a great thing to connect to in Central Georgia.

Alright, that being said,  Macon-Bibb County Government  has team with UGA's SBDC to offer the Contractor Academy.

What is this all about?   The answer is simply to educate Small Business on how to do business with the Government.

Often times BIEMG Blogs feature Dannie James Sr's Monday Morning Contracting Tips on our blogs.

Why?  Well, it appears that doing business with the Government could be profitable if conducted correctly.

Located in the heart of Macon, Georgia is another individual who also encourages small business to do works for the Government. 

His Name is Rev./Dr. James Bumpus.  He is the Director for Small Business Affairs for Macon-Bibb County Government and I'm honored to give him credit, whereas, credit is due.

Moving alone, the Contractor Academy will offer a series of classes on Wednesday(s) starting from September 7th 2016 until April 5th 2017.

The classes will all take place in the Historic Macon Terminal Station, 200 Cherry Street, Macon, GA, 31201 on the 4th Floor.   

This is the real thing;  in fact - it is 35 Total Course Hours!   Wow!   FREE

Here's the schedule:

Macon-Bibb County Contractors Academy 2016/2017 Class Schedule
                                  (35 Total Course Hours)

Wednesday, September 7, 2016 3hrs. Credit Myths & Realities 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 8hrs. How to Obtain Capital (Financing) 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 4hrs. The Planning Process/Gov. Contracting 9:00 AM-1:00 PM

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 4hrs. Marketing Your Business 9:00 AM-1:00 PM

Wednesday, January 11, 2017 4hrs. Marketing Your Business II 9:00 AM-1:00 PM

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 4hrs. Effective Marketing Tools 9:00 AM-1:00 PM

Wednesday, March 8, 2017 4hrs. How to Work with Government 9:00 AM-1:00 PM

Wednesday, April 5, 2017 4hrs. Marketing to Government/JV 9:00 AM-1:00 PM

Now you can not beat that deal with a 10 foot pole.
 
Click here to download more information regarding the Contractor Academy and Sign up!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3zMnOB0CuuBc1dzeHRxSG9QX2c/view?usp=sharing

You can fill out the PDF and email it to:  Ms. Trudy Lawerence  tlawrence@georgiasbdc.org

(OR)

Print it and place your application in the US Mail here:  UGA/SBDC, 4875 Riverside Dr., Suite 202, Macon, GA, 31210.

For more information, please call: (478)803-0550 or (478) 757-3609

Did I mention that, if you attend each class and pass the course, you could graduate from the Contractor Academy?   Well, its true.  Check it out today!

Well, those are my thoughts.  What say you?  Thanks for reading our blogs!

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